Men's Water Polo

Sagehens Build Big Lead, Defeat Mercyhurst 12-7

Claremont, Calif. - The Pomona-Pitzer Men's Water Polo team led 11-3 after three quarters and coasted from there to a 12-7 win over Mercyhurst on Friday evening at Haldeman Pool.

With the win, the Sagehens are now 4-11 on the season, with nine of the losses coming to teams who are nationally ranked (including No. 1 UCLA and No. 2 Stanford).

The score was only 3-2 after the first quarter, but freshman Mark Hallman scored two quick ones to start a 4-0 run that gave the Sagehens control of the match for good. Senior Kyle Van der Linde and sophomore James Baker capped off the run to make it 7-2, before the Lakers scored the final goal of the half.